The Beatles are back -- on vinyl

9:08 PM,
Nov. 12, 2012

The rock group, The Beatles, are shown in 1967. From left, are: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, the Fray and other popular rock groups have joined to record songs from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in honor of Friday's 40th anniversary of The Beatles' epochal album.

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Marco R. della Cava
USA Today

The Beatles are back -- on vinyl. In a nod to rabid fans and the resurgence of the old-school discs, Apple Corps and EMI today are releasing all the Fab Four's studio albums, plus the U.S.-originated Magical Mystery Tour and a Past Masters singles collection, on audiophile vinyl, with original artwork. They'll be available individually ($19.99- $29.99) or in a limited-edition 14-disc box set ($399.99). Coming on the heels of a Grammy-winning series of remastered CDs in 2009, why bother with vinyl? "There's something comforting in the impreciseness of the (analog) medium that produces a ...